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Topic	Eight Board-Eighters Rank Star Trek Characters
Anagram 01/23/20 11:29:39 AM #137:	21. Christopher Pike Beep. Beep. Thats wheelchair for No, jackass. Christopher Pike wins the coveted Only Thing in the Galaxy Not Ruined by Discovery award. Pike is absolutely the only thing holding up season 2 of Discovery for me. Hes the only thing in it that feels like something out of a real Star Trek. I would have preferred if the entire show was just about Pike and Number One having space adventures and Michael Burnham is just the science officer or something. Do you remember how at the end of season 1, Discovery was going to pick up its new captain, then Pike took over unexpectedly? I wonder what happened to the original captain. Do you think hes still waiting for his new ship, and no one told him? I think back to The Cage, and Pike in it is thoughtful and morose in a way that no other captain ever would be. Hes a man whos not sure about the crazy space adventures hes had and the people hes lost, and slowly comes to realize theres still a place for him out there. Hes a captain whos smart enough to see through the basketball aliens illusions in a way that I think only Picard could match. How I would love a show about that Pike, the Pike who wants to find cool stuff in the galaxy and not question if its worth it. Sadly, Discovery takes place well after that, when hes more cheerful and normal, which actually does make sense. Im unclear if the writers were thinking about that, though, or if they just stumbled into something logical. Isnt it amazing that one of the most recognizable Star Trek things, alongside the phaser and Vulcans and whatever, is Pikes stupid wheelchair? Its in one episode, but its more recognizable to a normal person than all of DS9, VOY, ENT, and DIS combined. My biggest problem with Discoverys version of Pike is, of course, the big revelation about his later life. In TOS, Pike being in a wheelchair was just a random accident. A one-in-a-million chance that could have happened to anyone. A function of exploring space that happens because space is dangerous and you cant proof against everything. It could have as easily happened to Kirk or Bones or Spock, and although its a tragedy, its a tragedy that all Starfleet members know is a possibility. If were going to use real life analogies, its something like a ruptured wall on a submarine its always a possibility, but if you really want to explore the deep ocean, you just have to accept that. No! says Discovery. Its not just a random accident, thats boring. Its destiny. Pike was such a hero that he willingly accepted becoming paralyzed in the future in exchange for a magical time crystal guarded by Klingon monks in a secret monastery on a forbidden moon needed to stop Michael Burnhams time traveling mother in a super technology spacesuit that she later replicates in five minutes with the help of three other people! That really says it all, doesnt it? TOS: Slow, plodding, thoughtful. DIS: Fast, action-packed, explosion-y. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005 <cite>Anagram posted [p:933370088] in Eight Boar... [t:78315622]...</cite> <quote>21. Christopher Pike Beep. Beep. Thats wheelchair for No, jackass. Christopher Pike wins the coveted Only Thing in the Galaxy Not Ruined by Discovery award. Pike is absolutely the only thing holding up season 2 of Discovery for me. Hes the only thing in it that feels like something out of a real Star Trek. I would have preferred if the entire show was just about Pike and Number One having space adventures and Michael Burnham is just the science officer or something. Do you remember how at the end of season 1, Discovery was going to pick up its new captain, then Pike took over unexpectedly? I wonder what happened to the original captain. Do you think hes still waiting for his new ship, and no one told him? I think back to The Cage, and Pike in it is thoughtful and morose in a way that no other captain ever would be. Hes a man whos not sure about the crazy space adventures hes had and the people hes lost, and slowly comes to realize theres still a place for him out there. Hes a captain whos smart enough to see through the basketball aliens illusions in a way that I think only Picard could match. How I would love a show about that Pike, the Pike who wants to find cool stuff in the galaxy and not question if its worth it. Sadly, Discovery takes place well after that, when hes more cheerful and normal, which actually does make sense. Im unclear if the writers were thinking about that, though, or if they just stumbled into something logical. Isnt it amazing that one of the most recognizable Star Trek things, alongside the phaser and Vulcans and whatever, is Pikes stupid wheelchair? Its in one episode, but its more recognizable to a normal person than all of DS9, VOY, ENT, and DIS combined. My biggest problem with Discoverys version of Pike is, of course, the big revelation about his later life. In TOS, Pike being in a wheelchair was just a random accident. A one-in-a-million chance that could have happened to anyone. A function of exploring space that happens because space is dangerous and you cant proof against everything. It could have as easily happened to Kirk or Bones or Spock, and although its a tragedy, its a tragedy that all Starfleet members know is a possibility. If were going to use real life analogies, its something like a ruptured wall on a submarine its always a possibility, but if you really want to explore the deep ocean, you just have to accept that. No! says Discovery. Its not just a random accident, thats boring. Its destiny. Pike was such a hero that he willingly accepted becoming paralyzed in the future in exchange for a magical time crystal guarded by Klingon monks in a secret monastery on a forbidden moon needed to stop Michael Burnhams time traveling mother in a super technology spacesuit that she later replicates in five minutes with the help of three other people! That really says it all, doesnt it? TOS: Slow, plodding, thoughtful. DIS: Fast, action-packed, explosion-y. --- Not changing this sig until I decide to change this sig. Started: July 6, 2005</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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